Oct 3, 2022 9:37 PM
Tomasz Stańko: Elegy for the Departure
An outstanding collection of jazz notables gathered in mid-September at the Brooklyn, New York, performing arts center…
Horn players Ambrose Akinmusire (left), Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane and others perform during the Remembering Tomasz Stańko concert last month.
Oct 3, 2022 9:37 PM
An outstanding collection of jazz notables gathered in mid-September at the Brooklyn, New York, performing arts center…
Kenny Garrett (left) and band create a festive atmosphere at the Blue Note New York during an early September engagement.
Sep 27, 2022 3:00 PM
Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s most recent recording is Sounds From The Ancestors (Mack Avenue), and he summoned a…
“I am an ambassador of Brazilian music,” guitarist Diego Figueiredo proudly proclaims.
Sep 27, 2022 1:56 PM
When Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo took the stage of Hollywood’s Catalina Bar and Grill this summer, it…
Dianne Reeves and Orrin Evans onstage at D.C. Jazz Fest.
Sep 20, 2022 11:30 AM
Fostering bridges is Orrin Evans’ modus operandi as he fulfills his duties as artist-in-residence at the D.C. Jazz…
Shabaka Hutchings performs a July 3 set with Sons of Kemet and Nubya Garcia at England’s Love Supreme festival.
Sep 13, 2022 12:05 PM
Following two years of cancellations, Britain’s only outdoor jazz festival triumphantly returned July 1–3 for a…
Vocalist Stacey Kent performs at the Ystad Jazz Festival.
Sep 7, 2022 12:01 AM
Internationally, the jazz festival scene has been simultaneously enjoying and struggling through the processes of…
Drummer Gard Nilssen, this year’s artist-in-residence, performs at Jazzfestival Saalfelden with his trio Acoustic Unity.
Sep 6, 2022 11:53 PM
The organizers of the 42nd edition of Jazzfestival Saalfelden hoped to return to the event’s previous glories after…
The all-star collective Dinner Party celebrates backstage at Blue Note Jazz Fest Napa. From left: Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Dave Chappell, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Chris Dave and Derrick Hodge.
Aug 16, 2022 12:24 PM
The drive up to the Blue Note Jazz Fest Napa on the last weekend of July, through winding roads and sunbaked hills, was…
Performing at the newly reopened Smoke Jazz Club in New York, from left: Julius Rodriguez, Gerald Cannon, Eddie Henderson, Melissa Aldana and Joe Farnsworth
Aug 9, 2022 1:52 PM
Thursdays have always set the vibe for weekends at Smoke. The first of a four-night run for headliners, Thursday would…
Drummer/bandleader Nate Smith describes the lows and highs of touring.
Aug 9, 2022 1:33 PM
In stories and signage, the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival paid homage to beloved founder George Wein, who died last…
